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April 28, 1931.

C. R. WOOD GARMENT POCKET Filed May 22, 1930 Patented Apr. 28, 1931 PATENT OFFICE CHARLES R. WOOD, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA GARMENT POCKET Application filed May 22, 1930.

This invention relates to garments, and more particularly to a multiple compartment pocket for overalls.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide a pocket of the character stated which shall be provided with compartments for the reception respectively of a long screw driver, a pencil, a rule and a pair of pliers, which shall be especially adapted for application to the outer side of the right thigh portion of a pair of overalls, and which shall be adapted to permit of ready access to the articles therein and their ready removal therefrom in any position the wearer may be occupying when in need of one or more articles.

The invention has for a further object to provide a pocket of the character stated wherein the compartments shall be so relatively arranged as to position the entrance to the pliers compartment intermediate the entrance to the screw driver compartment and the entrances to the pencil and rule compartments, and wherein the entrance to the pliers compartment shall face forwardly and incline downwardly and forwardly, so as to permit the pliers to be easily and quickly placed therein or removed therefrom.

The invention has for a further object to provide a pocket of the character stated wherein the screw driver compartment shall be narrower than the diameter of the handle of the average screw driver so as to permit the handle to support the screw driver with in the compartment with the blade out of contact with the bottom of the compartment and so as to cause the handle of the screw driver to extend above the compartment and thus permit it to be conveniently grasped.

The invention has for a further object to provide a pocket of the character stated wherein the pliers compartment shall be of such construction as to render it impossible sists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully defor the pliers to accidently move therefrom,-

Serial No. 454,745.

scribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a View in side elevation of a pocket embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the horizontal plane indicated by the line 38 of Figure 1;

Figure at is a sectional View taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 4t of Figure 1, and

' Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 desig-,

nates the thigh portion of the right leg of a pair of overalls which may be of the bib or any other type, and 2 designates the pocket which is of narrow elongated formation and is arranged on the leg immediately in rear of the seam 3 thereof and extends upwardly from the knee portion of the leg.

The pocket 2 comprises an inner wall which is formed by a portion of the leg of the overalls, and an outer wall which consists of a lower section 4:, a front upper section 5 and a rear upper section 6.

The wall section 4: consists of inner and outer plies 4 and 4 which are integrally connected at their upper edges and have their upper edge portions securedtogether by lines of stitching 7. This wall section is secured, at its, front, bottom and rear edges to the leg of the overalls by the stitching of the seam 3 and by lines of stitching 8, to provide a compartment 9. The upper end portion of the wall section 4: overlies the lower end portions of the wall sections 5 and 6, the front portion of the wall section 6 overlies the, rear portion of the wall section 5, and the wall section 5 extends above the wall section 6.

The wall section 5 has its front edge secured to the leg of the overalls by the stitching of the seam 3, and has the upper portion of its rear edge secured to the leg by lines of stitching 10 to provide a compartment 11 which communicates at its lower end with the compartment 9 and is open at its upper end.

The wall section 6 is secured near its lower edge to the wall section 5 by lines of stitching l2 and a bar tack 13 and has its upper and rear edges secured to the leg of the overalls by lines of stitching 14 and 15, respectively, to provide a compartment 16 which communicates at its lower end with the compartment 9 and is fully open at its front side, the front edge of the wall sections 6 inclining downwardly and forwardly to provide a downwardly sloping entrance to this compartment.

The wall section has its upper end portion secured to the lower end portion of the wall sections 5 and G by bar tacks 17 and 18 to provide compartments 19 and 20 which communicate at their lower ends with the compartment 9 and are open at their upper ends.

The compartment 16 is adapted to receive a pair of pliers or the like. As the entrance to this compartment slopes downwardly and forwardly, the pliers or the like may be readily placed therein and as readily removed therefrom in any positionthat the wearer of the overalls may be occupying when in need of the tool. The lower por tion of the wall section 5 extends into the entrance of this compartment. Due thereto and as its lower end is connected to the wall sections 4 and 6, and free of engagement with the inner wall of the pocket, the wall section 5 constitutes a safety flap for the compartment 16 and positively prevents the tool from accidentally moving out of the compartment in any position that the wearer may assume.

The compartment 11 is adapted to receive a long screw driver. The width of this compartment is less than the diameter of the handle of the average screw driver in order to prevent the handle from completely entering the compartment, to the end that the handle may be readily grasped and support the lower end of the screw driver out of engagement with the bottom of the compartment. The compartment 20 is adapted to receive a rule, and the compartment 19 is adapted to receive a pencil.

The sections of the outer wall of the pocket may be made of scraps, and they may be readily stitched together and to the overalls. The lower wall section ismade of two .plies as it will be subjected to the greatest The pocket is simple, inexpensive and durable, will prevent the loss of articles carried thereby and will permit the articles to be readily placed therein or removed therefrom.

-lVhile I have described the principle of the invention, together with the structure which I now consider the preferred embodiment thereof, it isto" be understood that the structure shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim A pocket for overalls and the like, comprising an inner wall, and an outer wall consisting of a lower section and front and rear upper sections, the lower section having its side and bottom edges stitched to the inner wall and having its upper end portion overlying the lower end portions of the upper sections and connected thereto by bar tacks arranged in spaced relation, the rear upper section having its front'portion overlying the rear portion of the front upper section and having a downwardly and forwardly inclined sloping front edge free of connection with the front upper section, the rear upper section having its upper edge and its rear edge stitched to the inner wall and having the forward portion of its lower end stitched to the front upper section and the front upper section extending above the rear upper section and having its front end and the upper portion of its rear edge stitched to the inner wall and having its upper edge free of connection with the inner wall, the lower and rear upper sections cooperating with the inner wall to provide a compartment having a downwardly and forwardly sloping entrance, the bar tacking of the upper edge of the lower section to the rear upper section providing compartments communicating with the lower portion of said first compartment and having their entrances located below the entrance of said first compartment, the front upper section co-operating with the inner wall to provide a compartment communicating with the lower portion of said first compartment, and the extension of the front upper section above the rear upper section providingan entrance to said last compartment located above the entrance to said first compartment.

In testimony whereof I'hereunto afiix my signature.

CHARLES WVOOD. 

